What the court’s own documents say
- Colorado guidance states you must wait at least two years before the next change in custody orders, unless an exception applies.
- “You must wait at least two years before the next change in custody orders, unless one of the following is true.”
- — Colorado Judicial Branch — Self-Help: Change Parenting Time
- The two stated exceptions are danger to the child's health or emotional development, and a change in the child's main residence.
- “The child's health or emotional development is in danger. The child's main residence is changing.”
- — Colorado Judicial Branch — Self-Help: Change Parenting Time
- JDF 1406 asks directly whether a request to change parenting time has been filed in the last 2 years, and for the date.
- “Has a request to change parenting time been filed in the last 2 years?”
- — Colorado Judicial Branch — JDF 1406 (rev. April 11, 2023)
The form asks, so answer it accurately
Section 5 of JDF 1406 asks the question outright and asks for the date. The court has the docket; an inaccurate answer here costs credibility on everything else in the filing, and credibility is the thing you least want to spend.
If you think an exception applies
The exceptions are narrow and specific. Whether your facts fall inside one is exactly the kind of question worth asking a licensed Colorado family-law attorney before you file, even if you handle the rest yourself.
If you have a hearing coming up
The free walkthrough of a hearing day — what happens box by box, and the exact words that get a document into evidence — is on this site and asks nothing of you.
Related
Sources
- Colorado Judicial Branch — Self-Help: Change Parenting Time — loaded and read 2026-08-04
- Colorado Judicial Branch — JDF 1406 (rev. April 11, 2023) — loaded and read 2026-08-04
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